Honours Program

Welcome to the Honours Program

When you have completed the Honours Program, you will have:
  • acquired high level communication and technical skills
  • developed a high degree of self confidence and personal satisfaction by completing a significant piece of work
  • contributed to a research program in the laboratory of your supervisor and maybe even made some "world first" discoveries
  • given yourself the best chance for future employment or entry to the graduate research program.

Applying for the Honours Program

The School requires a satisfactory background in Level 2 and 3 relevant courses. For BSc graduates, the minimum requirement is a GPA of at least 4.5 in the “most relevant 8 units of third level (or advanced) study” and an overall GPA of 4 (minimum) for the BSc degree. In some circumstances, and subject to the approval of the Head of School and Executive Dean, BSc graduates who do not fulfil the above requirements may be permitted to enter the Honours program if they have a high GPA in other science courses and if their proposed project fits well with their background.
 
Check out the Honours Research Projects page or view our staff profile research pages to find your research interest. Please then make contact with the prospective advisor. Once there is agreement of superivision, you can then apply to enrol in the Honours program.
 
You should then download the Honours program Application Form and submit the completed form to the Honours Administration Officer at the School of Biomedical Sciences Main Office located in Room 312, Skerman Building (#65).
International students will also be required to complete and submit the International Student Application for Undergraduate Studies, in addition to the Honours Application form.
 
Submission dates for entry to the program in 2011 are:
  • Semester 1:      12 December 2011                                              
  • Semester 2:      11 June 2012

Please access our BSc Honours Program orientation information for 2012.

To access our Enrolment Checklist, please click here.

Honours Bursaries for 2012

These are awarded to high achieving students who are studying Honours within the School. Please refer to our information brochure and application form.

Honours Program section

Honours Calendars

The Honours Program has two commencement periods each academic year: February for Semester 1 July for Semester 2 The program is designed to run over two consecutive semesters with February enrolments ...

Honours Contacts

Honours Committee Contact Details If you would like information about our BSc (Honours) program, your first point of contact should be our Postgraduate and Honours Administration Officer, Ms Shannon Rawding.  Shannon is happy to ...

Honours Forms

To access a particular form, please click on the relevant title. Honours Application Statement of Authorship

Honours Handbook

 2012 Honours Handbook  2011 Honours Handbook for Semester 2, 2011 students    

Honours Research Projects

Most academic staff members in the School of Biomedical Sciences and affiliated Institutes at The University of Queensland have Honours projects available to students. Our academics are always interested in talking to prospective Honour...

Honours Seminar - Diary Outline

A compulsory component of BIOM6201 is attendance at a minimum of 12 seminars presented by academic and/or research staff, or invited speakers. Seminars presented by graduate students do not meet eligibility for this compulsory component. Sem...

Statistical Advisor for Honours

Dr Simon Blomberg is the Faculty of Science Statistical Consultant. He has a BSc...

Available Honours Projects 2012

Honours projects for 2012

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